i list some government stuff down there but i don't know if NSA is a real acronym, is it?
After a couple days of settling down on everyone's part, Sheen decided to go back and check on Jimmy. When he had left him, he knew he could trust Cindy and Libby, but he had been dealing with a broken heart for the time being and didn't want to be triggered. When he thought he could handle it, he went to Cindy's house and knocked on the door.
The door opened and Cindy leaned on the doorframe.
"You."
"Is Jimmy still here?"
"No, he went home. What happened with you? You just up and left him."
"I was dealing with my own troubles."
"Libby called me and told me what happened. The werewolf thing and making her leave… She's very upset."
"Well did it ever occur to you women that when men let the people they love go it hurts like hell too?" he snapped. "I've been trying to keep… I've been dealing with my own shit. If Jimmy's at his house, then I'll just go over there. Sorry to bother you."
"Jimmy did the same thing to me, Sheen." He turned to her. "Jimmy made me leave because he didn't want to hurt me. Nothing can compare to what you and Libby went through, but you know she did it because she loves you, right?"
"And I let her go because I love her. I couldn't take her down with me. No matter how much she says she could have taken it, I was already drowning and sometimes… sometimes it's not drowning in water, but quicksand. That's where I was… and if she had tried anymore, she would have gotten caught and never gotten out. I had to turn into a completely different species in order for my brain to get back to some sort of normal. What kind of boyfriend or friend would I have been to take her down that dark path with me for no reason whatsoever?"
Cindy nodded. "Love is blind, Sheen. We all know why you did it, but just like I still can't grasp why Jimmy left me, Libby won't be able to grasp why you left her. We know why, you've told us why, but love is blind… and she can't love Carl the way she loves you."
"I know that."
"She broke up with Carl."
Sheen was surprised at that and walked up closer to the house.
"What?"
"She called Carl last night and broke up with him."
"Why the hell did she do that?! I told her not to!"
"Carl was a good substitute, but she couldn't give Carl what he wanted."
"Damn it, it's just trickling down the line! Now Carl will give up llamas!" Sheen yelled, running his fingers through his hair.
Cindy had to laugh, prompting Sheen to look at her.
"What?"
"For some reason, it reminded me of the old you. The crazy you that could never resist an experiment. The silly you that had no cares in the world but for Ultra Lord."
"Yeah… I miss him too… I'll talk to Carl later. Bye, Cindy."
He left and headed towards Jimmy's house.
Jimmy tapped the end of the pencil to his chin as he rested his arm over his belly. He had to figure out what James wanted and what he was going to do about his pregnancy problem. He couldn't very well go back to school looking the way he did… although he really didn't even need to go back considering his IQ was off the charts, but he liked having people around him…
"Jimmy, I'm coming down." He heard his mother say.
He ignored it as he studied the video footage of when James had somehow snuck into his lab. The door opened and Judy walked in with a tray that held a sandwich on it and some milk.
"I thought you might want something to eat while you brainstorm."
"Thanks, Mom, just sit it right there." He said, pointing absently to the end of the table.
Judy did and then looked at the monitor.
"Have you found anything yet?"
"No… I wish I knew where he had come from and how he even got back here… It's all confusing…" He looked at his mother. "Did you schedule an appointment?"
"Yes, I did. He'll want to know why you look like you've been abused though."
"I'll tell him I fell down some stairs."
Judy frowned. "All that will do is make him wonder why you never came sooner. You'll have to think of something better. Anyway, it's next week though. You're far enough to see what you're having."
"Ah."
Jimmy went back to looking at the video as Judy watched him for a moment. She sighed and clasped her hands together to brace herself for the question she needed to ask.
"Jimmy… what will you do with the baby?"
Jimmy looked at his mother as she watched him hesitantly.
"What do you mean?"
"I know it's not normal and you're not really old enough to care for a child… Normally we wouldn't even be having this discussion because we both know you'd never get yourself in this situation but… we need to…"
"Are you asking if I want to keep it or give it up?"
"I guess, yes…"
Jimmy looked at his stomach and turned his head a little.
"I'm not sure what I want. Everything about this was unwanted but I guess that's how girl feel when they are left with this situation. I should have been more careful with my lab's security and I should have never been messing with unknown serums, to be honest… It's not the child's fault it's been created, like you said before… I don't know. I'll deliberate on it a little more."
Judy nodded. "If you need some advice, don't hesitate to come to me."
"I won't."
"Hey, Jimbo, Sheen's here to see you." They heard Hugh say over the speaker. "Should I tell him to meet you in your room?"
"Yeah, that's fine, Dad…" Jimmy turned to his mother. "What does Dad say about all of this?"
"Well, you know your father… he's quite oblivious to everything but he said that life is a responsibility and we are the ones that are given that responsibility as ourselves and adults."
Jimmy's eyebrows lifted. "Wow… that's quite insightful."
"I think he means that whatever your decision is, you're responsible for it."
She left and Jimmy got up slowly, balancing himself, and went to go back to his room.
Sheen looked around the room and was surprised that Goddard wasn't there. If Jimmy was in the lab, he could understand, but the dog was usually somewhere…
"Ow! Ow…" he heard from the closet.
Sheen turned as the doors opened and Jimmy walked out, holding his stomach and back.
"Man… that is not made for pregnant people…"
"You alright?"
"Yeah… What brings you by? Everything okay?"
"Yeah, I just wanted to make sure that you were alright. I'm sorry I dumped you at Cindy's…"
"You were in a lot of pain and you didn't want Libby to see you. I get it… Did you tell your dad?"
"Yeah. He was okay with it, actually. He explained a little bit more why he did what he did and reacted the way he did when I came back from Zeenu."
"Was it good enough?"
Sheen sat down on the bed as Jimmy opted for the computer chair.
"It was understandable… apparently he actually remembers when all the parents got abducted by the Yolkians and taken to their planet. He said that he thought everyone else did too but he was ridiculed for his 'wild ideas'. He said when I came back talking about Zeenu, it kind of brought back memories of the Yolkians and the way he was treated and so he wanted to try and fix me, or something. He said he was sorry about it and believed me when I said I was a werewolf."
"I guess that's good."
"He even helped get the bullet out. I was unconscious but he bandaged me up and everything… We just got lost somehow."
"I'm glad you're reconciled." Jimmy said with a smile.
"Yeah…"
"I'm really sorry."
"Stop saying that. It's over and done with, siest la vye."
Jimmy lifted an eyebrow. "You mean c'est la vie?"
"Stupid French. Write the way it sounds!" he growled to the air.
Jimmy laughed a little and Sheen leaned back on his hands.
"So what now?"
"I'm trying to figure out the way James got into my lab and how he knew about my serum."
"This is going to sound really off topic but where's Goddard?"
Jimmy looked around and was surprised he hadn't seen the dog. In fact, with everything that had been happening, he hadn't seen Goddard in days.
"That's a good question… Goddard! Goddard, where are you, boy?" There was no answer and Jimmy frowned. "Goddard!"
"He's not here."
Jimmy turned around in the chair and opened up the laptop that was there. He turned it on and started to press a lot of buttons and then leaned back in the chair.
"That's odd…"
"What?"
"His tracker indicates that he's heading somewhere… but I didn't give him any orders to do anything for me."
"What if he was hacked?" Sheen said.
"That's preposterous. Goddard is protected by the best software in the world, the galaxy even. I hacked NASA, WHO, and the NSA to get the top and greatest security walls known."
"I could be withdrawing from mind numbing drugs and all that but, isn't James just as smart as you? I mean, he kind of is you… so if you put those protections on Goddard-"
"Then technically James could tear them all down… Son of a bitch, they are all voice activated too!"
"So… what are you going to do?"
Jimmy sighed. "I don't know… Now that I know he has Goddard, I bet that's why Goddard had been acting a little strange earlier on. I need to find a way to regain control of Goddard without alerting James and find out what he is planning with all this baby nonsense and coming back."
"Hey, you want that sandwich, down in your lab? It smells really good." Sheen said, sniffing in the direction of the lab. Jimmy stared at him as he turned back. "What, I'm starving. I haven't eaten in three days."
"Why?"
"Nothing interesting."
"But you're a werewolf and you eat nonstop most of the time."
"Don't worry about it. We need to worry about Goddard and James right now."
"You can't avoid it forever."
"I can't but I'll try."
Jimmy made a face but gave him permission for the sandwich and then they started working on something to get back in control of Goddard.
well now, it looks like goddard was an unwanted spy. how they gonna get him back? and what DOES james want?
now that sheen isn't hopped up on pills anymore, i would think that some of his add habits would came back into play. not by a lot but enough to show that he's getting back to normal in a sense
and what will carl do? libby wasn't supposed to break up with him!